Suhner
SUHNER is a leading provider of comprehensive metal processing solutions, offering additive manufacturing (3D printing) alongside grinding, machining, robotic grinding, and components manufacturing.
- CEO / Founder
- Jürg Eduard Suhner
- Team Size
- 501-1000
- Stage
- Active
Technology & Products
Key Products
SUHNER specializes in the design and manufacturing of industrial tools and special components used in the aviation, medical, and garden machinery industries.
Technological Advantage
Solves the post-processing bottleneck in metal AM by utilizing proprietary robotic end effectors for automated finishing of 3D-printed parts.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides integrated metal processing solutions from concept development through to delivery, combining over 100 years of expertise in grinding, machining, surface treatment, robotic grinding, components, and additive manufacturing.
How They Differentiate
Combines nearly a century of metalworking expertise with modern LPBF technology and proprietary robotic finishing solutions to provide a complete AM value chain.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Engineers and industrial professionals requiring rapid prototyping and serial metal parts.
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Food; Pharmaceutical; Industrial Manufacturing
Competitors
Protolabs; FIT AG; Materialise
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Strategic pivot from mass-volume automotive stamping to high-precision CNC and additive manufacturing services; Group maintains ~700 employees across 7 global production sites.
Major Milestones
Launched 3D metal printing upload platform; Contributed to NICOLLIER rocket project (2024); Exhibiting at Formnext 2025
Notable Customers
ARIS – Academic Space Initiative Switzerland